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Podcast: The Codependummy Podcast
Episode: Codependency on the Road to Medical School with Joon Kim, EdD
Description: How, in their pursuit to become doctors, do students act in codependent ways with their teachers, parents, and peers? What happens to students when they pursue a career, like medicine, not for themselves but for their parents, for status, or approval (codependent much?)? How can we avoid pursuing a career, in medicine or ANYWHERE, to please others and instead follow our own dreams despite others’ disapproval? In this week’s episode, Marissa talks with Dr. Joon Kim, a formal medical student, about the work he does with medical school applicants and the codependent behaviors he’s witnessed in them. Dr. Ki...